8.5 Original MySQL API

This extension is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and has been removed
as of PHP 7.0.0. Instead, either the
mysqli or
PDO_MySQL extension should
be used. See also the
MySQL API
Overview for further help while choosing a MySQL API.

These functions allow you to access MySQL database servers. More
information about MySQL can be found at
http://www.mysql.com/.